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Susan K Martin, Emeritus Professor in English, La Trobe University

Streets of purple haze: how the South American jacaranda became a symbol of Australian spring

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Jacaranda season is beginning across Australia as an explosion of vivid blue spreads in a wave from north to south. We think of jacarandas as a signature tree of various Australian cities. Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth all feature avenues of them.

Grafton in New South Wales hosts an annual jacaranda festival. Herberton in Queensland is noted for its seasonal show.

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